What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

[sixdogs]

Only Successful People Fail

"It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done."

~ Samuel Smiles


Despite trying to make things easier with book knowledge, this seems to be my mode of operation.

 

[txdon]

Only Successful People Fail

"It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done."

~ Samuel Smiles


Despite trying to make things easier with book knowledge, this seems to be my mode of operation.

Ahhh, so that's why you take the changes for health advise of a heart attack victim. Wise.

 

[Sparks45]

Only Successful People Fail

"It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done."

~ Samuel Smiles


Despite trying to make things easier with book knowledge, this seems to be my mode of operation.

A much more refined way of saying what I was told many years ago in the Navy:

Good judgement comes from experience.
Experience comes from bad judgement.

Charlie

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I recall seeing a picture of a giant terrapin trying to mate with a huge boulder that was half buried in the sand. The caption read as follows:

"No matter how hard you try, sometimes you just can't get the job done."

I have found that to be true in a few instances...you just have to learn to recognize them.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

"But Shane, there's too many!"

 

[sixdogs]

Ahhh, so that's why you take the changes for health advise of a heart attack victim. Wise.

You're one of the few people I listen to because you research and think first and then speak. I would call that wise.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Only Successful People Fail

"It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done."

~ Samuel Smiles


Despite trying to make things easier with book knowledge, this seems to be my mode of operation.

Gosh I should be amazingly successful by now then...

David

 

[txdon]

Gosh I should be amazingly successful by now then...

David

Failures only teach what did not work, one much seek out what does work. The experience of failure is the driving passion to search for the change that works.

David let the failures spark that passion to search.

Also a little luck every once in a while helps. :thumbsup:

 

[Redneck in training]

Failures only teach what did not work, one much seek out what does work. The experience of failure is the driving passion to search for the change that works.

David let the failures spark that passion to search.

Also a little luck every once in a while helps. :thumbsup:

Luck definitely helps, but you make your luck. It is the knowledge you acquired previously, it is how you relate to people that help you (or not) in your effort.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Luck definitely helps, but you make your luck. It is the knowledge you acquired previously, it is how you relate to people that help you (or not) in your effort.

Ashton Kutcher once said "The harder I work, the luckier I get"